Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-10
HuNMARY.
A oaAxD DAI's EPoHT Al CHICAGO Oh TIE
ROunIu.

A GRAND paris SPORT AT CHICAGO OF rHE
FOURTH.
Thirty thonsand spectators attended
the races 81 Washington Park, Ohicagor
on the Fourth, and were treated to
some most exciting RACES.
There were seven events, inesnnlnR
The cid time three iu-nVe heats and
ssllfog race that brought twenty-five
starters 10 the post. The events we're
uuusually Feplete with excitement ana
close and stirring pushes, the honers
Being equally divided betgeen the
favoFites and horaes thai paid big diVi-
denda.
II vas enough for the spectators TO
know that HaRRin had . eoapie OF
horses In thu spFing dash, And a. ono OF
these-VenReance-is . fall brother 20
Vera Cruz, once the hero q the turf, re
vas made an overwhelming favortte.
Bertha, however, vas Just able 10 DO the
trick, and another OF Haagin's good
things vas upset.
The nine. furlong race was practically
oonoeded 10 Aurelia, bat 10 place back
era h proved q hard hit. Mollie Nc
Oarthy's Last vas selected by the talent
70 earn place hsnoFs, and would
have done 90 but for Vests bunRlinR
work.
JOCKEY WEST CAUGHT MAPPING.
nisnot often that West is fooled at
the finish, hut his management Of the
BAlduin hlly yesterday made the per-
sons interested In his riding extremely
tired. Malaria was the last away, while
Mollis's Last held . commanding posi-
tlOn during the entire journey, bat be
inc very cautiously ridden came down
the stretch close Up and finally got the
place by q lead. simply because Fish
burn caught West mapping. ThiFts
yards from the post the place vas as
eood as lost 20 Malaria. West, Who
had been riding furiouslY. realized the
fact and With an absurd display Of
over contidenoe eased his mount, 10
tending, no doubt, 70 oanteF in grace
fullv.
Fishburn saw bis opportunity, and
esmlnR % on the inside made hnAl
ard desperate effort. Malaria was
already an oIceedinely tired horse, bul
responded RAmely 20 the shaking up,
and while West slept and Mollie's Last
moped, Malaria oFept In and Won the
place money by the shortest Of heads.
fhe result caused She hackers Of hollie
MeCaTty's daughter many heartburn
inc. Tor they would have won their
money had West ridden In his usual
energetic fashion.
voLANrK WINS AT WILL.
An the Columbia stakes the spectators
aaw q really perfect thoroughbred IN
action. Murphy made play for a hand
aoms fnish with Volante, aBd Is be
came down the stretch alongside OF q.
n. Todd the Fourth race Roers were
worked 40 10 the highest enthusiasm.
bat 20 full Of running vas the crack
racer Of the West that he could not I'm
inh lsss than length In advance Of the
Derby viotsr, thOGgh Murphy had his
birdie straps twice wrapped about bis
wrists aud vas pHlling with all his
strength.
UwAs last At this time that the wires
brought information OF the Bard's de-
feat by TroubsdoaE at Monmouth Park,
aEG % Vas the general opinion among
the kaoxing ones that the Californian
would shOv bis heels 10 either.
West made again amends for his pre-
ylous pooF horaemanahip by landing
Terra Cssta winner Of the rich Sheridan
stakes Ia gallant style. With the
Drexel victory Of last week, and the
Sheridan winner OF today, Terra Gotta
has defeated every Derby winner 81 9
DISADVANTAGES Of weight, and this fully
confirms the opiaion thai be wes beaten
out Of the great event solely by the eK
ssrsble handling given him By Ne
Carly. Who wAs brought 1000 miles IN
order thai ths horse might be ridden
properly.
All turf men agree nsu that Terra
Gotta Il several pouads better than any
Western three ysar-old at 9 distance.
ana his two magnificent victories
within z week hsys dcne mach 10 son
eliiAte bis owner. Jim Guest.